When I was young and growing up overweight, I believed the "eaten" was more powerful than the "eater," meaning the food was more powerful than I was.

Worrying is just a prayer for the worst possible scenario.

Figuring out how to eat healthfully on your own without your parents' guidance is one of the hardest lessons you must learn when you leave home for college.

I have two pairs of stretchy maternity leggings and jeans, which I will never give up, because once you experience an elastic band for a waist, you will never go back.

I am proactive and looking to change my own behavior rather than others' - which is generally much more successful!

I do what I do because my favorite thing is to learn.

Exercise is important, but exercise in a gym is not important. Go and take a walk outside. Skip the umpteenth coffee date and go for a hike instead. Take the stairs. Walk your errands.

While fad diets might seem like the quick-fix solution to lose weight, they won't help you get healthy in the long run.

Food is medicine! We have forgotten that!

Ultimately, it's how you approach things in life that puts a smile on your face.

My mom is a great cook, and family dinners were a must growing up, even if that meant eating at 10 p.m. when my dad got home from the hospital. It's where we did our family bonding.

Damn me to hell or take me to heaven, but for Gods sake, do it now....

Don’t cry for them to be happy. Find courage to overcome the circumstance.

Even a grain of sand united with an oyster can make a pearl.

When you spend your life taking care of mudmen, you can't help getting a little dirty yourself.

Nobody knows exactly what he's capable of until he tries.

Don't be afraid to experiement with your life and with your heart, your meditation and your being. Just love.

If you don't own the stage, you shouldn't be in rock n' roll.

Life is what comes along after you have planned something else.

I know Quebecers don't want to relive old battles; they prefer to build for the future.

The only way people will have the trust to give their all to their job is if they feel like their contribution is recognized and valued.